Business management support method and business management support program

Abstract

Computers of a service provider, a service beneficiary, a service intermediary and an intellectual service cooperator are connected via an internet 14 with one another. To support the management, the service provider provides to the service beneficiary the results of consultation which the intellectual service cooperator has been requested to make, in the form of follow information by way of a bank which is the service intermediary.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A business management support method in which computers of a service provider, a service beneficiary, a service intermediary and an intellectual service cooperator are connected via a network with one another, said method comprising: 
 an information collecting step which includes collecting enterprise information from said computer of said service beneficiary;    a requesting step which includes providing said collected enterprise information to said computer of said intellectual service cooperator to make a request for consultation; and    an information providing step which includes posting said computer of said service intermediary on the results of consultation received from said computer of said intellectual service cooperator, and adding service intermediary transaction information to said results to create support information for provision to said service beneficiary.    
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said service intermediary is a bank which has dealings with said service beneficiary.  
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said information collecting step includes collecting enterprise information of said service user input to said computer of said service provider and collecting enterprise information acquired from said computer of said service beneficiary through ASP (Application Service Provider) service by which said computer of said service provider provides applications.  
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said information providing step includes providing on line enterprise support information created by said computer of said service intermediary to said computer of said service beneficiary.  
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said information providing step includes outputting enterprise support information created by said computer of said service intermediary to a handheld terminal for service intermediary, for off-line provision to said service beneficiary.  
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said information providing step includes setting flag information into enterprise support information created by said computer of said service intermediary, said flag information permitting said service beneficiary to make access to said computer of said intellectual service beneficiary by way of said network to accept a direct support.  
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein depending on predefined follow levels, masking is effected in sequence on enterprise information collected in said information collecting step, enterprise information provided to said computer of said intellectual service cooperator in said requesting step, and the results of consultation on which said computer of said service beneficiary is posted in said information providing step.  
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein when said follow level is a maximum level, said enterprise information and said results of consultation are completely indicated without masking, and wherein when said follow level is a minimum level, masking is made on attribute information other than requisite items in said enterprise information and said results of consultation, and wherein when said follow level is a level lying between said maximum level and said minimum level, said attribute information is indicated partially or in a simplified manner.  
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said intellectual service cooperator includes an auditing corporation, a think tank, a securities firm and a capital gain company.  
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said business management support service includes management diagnosis, support of going public business, support of publicity work for investors and support of various settlements.  
     
     
         11 . A business management support program to be run by a computer of a service provider which is connected via a network with computers of a service beneficiary, a service intermediary and an intellectual service cooperator, said program comprising: 
 an information collecting step which includes collecting enterprise information from said computer of said service beneficiary;    a requesting step which includes providing said collected enterprise information to said computer of said intellectual service cooperator to make a request for consultation; and    an information providing step which includes posting said computer of said service intermediary on the results of consultation received from said computer of said intellectual service cooperator, and adding service intermediary transaction information to said results to create support information for provision to said service beneficiary.    
     
     
         12 . A computer readable record medium having thereon recorded a business management support program to be run by a computer of a service provider which is connected via a network with computers of a service beneficiary, a service intermediary and an intellectual service cooperator, said program comprising: 
 an information collecting step which includes collecting enterprise information from said computer of said service beneficiary;    a requesting step which includes providing said collected enterprise information to said computer of said intellectual service cooperator to make a request for consultation; and    an information providing step which includes posting said computer of said service intermediary on the results of consultation received from said computer of said intellectual service cooperator, and adding service intermediary transaction information to said results to create support information for provision to said service beneficiary.    
     
     
         13 . A business management support system having a network via which computers of a service provider, a service beneficiary, a service intermediary and an intellectual service cooperator are connected with one another, said system comprising: 
 an information collecting unit which collects enterprise information from said computer of said service beneficiary;    a requesting unit which provides said collected enterprise information to said computer of said intellectual service cooperator to make a request for consultation; and    an information providing unit which posts said computer of said service intermediary on the results of consultation received from said computer of said intellectual service cooperator, said information providing unit adding service intermediary transaction information to said results to create support information for provision to said service beneficiary.    
     
     
         14 . A business management support method to be effected by a computer of a service beneficiary which is connected via a network with computers of a service provider, a service intermediary and an intellectual service cooperator, said method comprising: 
 an information providing step which includes providing enterprise information in response to a request from said computer of said service provider; and    an information accepting step which includes accepting the results of consultation received from said computer of said intellectual service cooperator as a result of provision of said enterprise information thereto from said computer of said service provider, said results of consultation being accepted in the form of support information including service intermediary transaction information added to said results of consultation when said results go through said computer of said service intermediary.    
     
     
         15 . A business management support system implemented by a computer of a service beneficiary which is connected via a network with computers of a service provider, a service intermediary and an intellectual service cooperator, said system comprising: 
 an information providing unit which provides enterprise information in response to a request from said computer of said service provider; and    an information accepting unit which accepts the results of consultation received from said computer of said intellectual service cooperator as a result of provision of said enterprise information thereto from said computer of said service provider, said results of consultation being accepted in the form of support information including service intermediary transaction information added to said results of consultation when said results go through said computer of said service intermediary.